All Souls Day

With the permission of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish and School leadership (Norbertine Fr. Jim Baraniak and Principal Jeff Young), I photographed an outdoor All Souls Day Mass at Mount Calvary Cemetery on Nov. 2. While the parish and school are located in De Pere, the cemetery is a few miles west in Ashwaubenon.

I continue to shoot events and scenic photos at churches as a freelance photographer for Catholic News Service, which closes its U.S. operation at the end of the year. Since I’m no longer an employee of the Diocese of Green Bay or The Compass, I can’t just walk into a church to photograph an event. Church leaders, however, have always been gracious when I ask. That includes Fr. Baraniak. In an email reply to my request, he wrote: “I am so happy to hear that you are STILL ENGAGED in photography.”

After explaining what would take place at the All Souls Day Mass, Fr. Baraniak wrote, “Dear Sam, please know that you are ALWAYS WELCOME at Lourdes at any time and for any occasion.” It is people like Fr. Jim who made my years at The Compass a pleasant experience. Here are photos from the All Souls Day liturgy. I’m also including a link to a story I wrote for Catholic News Service about the liturgy.